1.9 Flashcards
What do we call booting from a network ?
PXE booting (Pre executionable enviroment)
What is PXE ?
Pre executionable enviroment, booting from a network.
What is a recovery partition used for ?
If your Windows installation becomes corrupted, you can use the recovery partition to restore Windows back to its original state.
When would an image deployment be useful adn why ?
Enterprise. Many computer, so you can use an install proccess copy or image on multiple devices and automate the proccess.
What do we call the division of logical drives on a physical disk ?
Partitions
Where can you find an operating system’s boot files ?
Primary partition
What does an MBR do ?
Identifies where the operating
system’s boot files are located and boots the computer.
What supports MBR and GUID ?
MBR BIOS
GUID UEFI
Difference between MBR and GUID ?
GUID has theoretical unlimited size
Difference between quick format and full format ?
Full format is a complete wipe. Writing all zeros to the disk. Data uncrecoverable.
Quick format data is recoverable
What command is used to Fully format a disk ?
Diskpart
What must be used for partitions greater than 2TB ?
GUID partition table
What is a repair installation ?
Reinstall the operating system without losing
personal data files, application settings, or applications you’ve installed
What is the stub OS that’s used to boot a PC over a network ?
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)
Which installation type should you choose if you want a clean installation of Windows?
Custom
What is the name of the pass that detects hardware and installs drivers?
Generalize
What is the name of the pass where the operating system is configured during setup ?
Specialization
What is the name of the pass that starts the procedure of installing the operating system ?
WinPE
Which partition contains the recovery utility in the event of a problem?
WinRE partition
What is located on the system partition ?
The Kernel of the OS
Which tool is used to create an operating system image for deployment?
Windows Deployment Service (WDS)
What is the old way windows updates were labelled ?
Windows X Version YYMM
What is the new way windows updates are labelled ?
Windows X Version YY01(02)
Where 01 designates the first release usually spring and
02 designates the secons release usually Autumn.
Which command will allow you to check a volume for corruption?
Chkdsk
What is the name of the pass that configures and creates the user environment during the setup process?
Out of box experience.
When installing Windows, you can control telemetry data. In which step during setup is this configured?
Privacy settings
Where is the Boot Configuration Data stored on a Windows installation utilizing EFI?
EFI System Partition
What is a partition ?
A place where you define such things as OS’s, swap files and recovery partitions.
In windows how do partitions manifest ?
A drive letters e.g. C: D: etc
In linux and Mac OSX, how do partitions manifest ?
As folders.
What is an extended partition wrt to MBR ?
MBR has a limit of 4 partitions.
We extend the 4th “Space” and inside that space continue partitioning.
What do we call the drives within a extended partition ?
Logical drives.
How many volumes will GPT allow for on a partition ?
128
You are partitioning a 1 TB hard drive on a new workstation. The hard disk has been partitioned into four different partitions with 100 GB, 150 GB, 250 GB, and 500 GB. How many different file system types could you support on this 1 TB hard drive?
4
N partitions = N files systems
Which type of installation would require an answer file to install the operating system?
uUattended installation
When using an MBR, which of the following types of partitions can only have up to four partitions?
Primary
What is required for a OS deployment install ?
Windows Deployment service.
MBR size limitations ?
2.2TB limit
Guid partition table partition limit ?
128 partitions.
